How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs South Sudan: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Chad

0.186

in 2025

South Sudan

0.171

in 2025

Chad rank

163rd

South Sudan rank

164th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Chad
South Sudan

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.186 against 0.171 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.189	0.1904	0.0014	South Sudan
1930s	0.189	0.2	0.011	South Sudan
1940s	0.195	0.203	0.008	South Sudan
1950s	0.2095	0.2729	0.0634	South Sudan
1960s	0.2882	0.2382	0.05	Chad
1970s	0.272	0.1883	0.0837	Chad
1980s	0.1538	0.2167	0.0629	South Sudan
1990s	0.2623	0.0463	0.216	Chad
2000s	0.2705	0.073	0.1975	Chad
2010s	0.2586	0.123	0.1356	Chad
2020s	0.2005	0.1392	0.0613	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Chad or South Sudan?: Chad, at 0.186 against 0.171 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Chad and South Sudan?: 0.015, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Chad and South Sudan rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Chad ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.